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5050Pray for a family friend in San Angelo, Texashttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/Pray_for_a_family_friend_in_San_Angelo%2C_Texas_P121558/?page=unread#121558
Just two days ago, an old friend named Jackie, received a phone call from her son's cell phone early in the morning. It was a detective on the line and needed her to meet him. Her son David (24 years old) had been shot and killed. He bled out from a bullet to his neck. You can imagine how she must feel right now. David was a sweet boy when I last saw him and Jackie is a very sweet woman almost a sister to Teresa. Please pray God will comfort her during this time of sorrow.
Allen18c138fa51c4cec18ab3de5bfac590e6Jul 26, 2015, 3:53 PMLIVING ON THE HALLELUJAH SIDEhttp://www.praize.com/forums/Churches_C5/Church_F69/LIVING_ON_THE_HALLELUJAH_SIDE_P121549/?page=unread#121549
LIVING ON THE HALLELUJAH SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's where I am gonna go to the same heaven and I don't t think you are heading that way because you don't seem to thrilled about it.
They don't talk the news up there the old song says everybody is gonna have a wonderful time up there
That is a song that has been sung in Charismatic/Pentecostal churches for what seems like eons. After reading some of the posts that you guys put up in here I don't think we are going to the same place....really.
Maybe an altar service is order for some of you to get your conversation in order.
Start measuring your thoughts and conversation against the Word and you can understand how the apostle,sitting on the porch of the temple prayed for healing in the lame man. Two of us did the same in the presesce of the Holy Spirit !
Start talking about what you are living.. you know I still have the final test for cancer FRIDAY BUT GOD's
WORD TELLS ME IAM MORE THAN A CONQUERER
M7THf0146cb08d3c4def220500871560b1c5Jul 22, 2015, 2:00 PMIs it ok for pastors to be on the church board?http://www.praize.com/forums/Churches_C5/Church_F69/Is_it_ok_for_pastors_to_be_on_the_church_board%3F_P121546/?page=unread#121546
Hey everyone!
I have a question..
Is it ok for pastors to be on the board?
I am from a Pentecostal church. There are 10 people on the board at church, 3 of them are pastors.
One pastor is the Senior pastor, one is the Administrative pastor (who deals with Finances), one is the Treasurer on the Board.
Thanks
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A passage we just reviewed, Revelation 9:20-21, lists the top seven sins of the Tribulation.
1. Rebellion against God (they did not repent )
2. Worship of demons
3. Idolatry
4. Murders
5. Sorceries (drugs).
6. Sexual Immortality
7. Thefts
It is interesting to compare this list with the one given by the apostle Paul in Colossians 3:5-6, which mentions sexual immortality , impurity ,lust , evil desires and greed , which is idolatry. Paul then reminds his readers, Because of these ,the wrath of God is coming .
Is it ever.
We contend that even though these seven sins of the Tribulation will become rampant after the church has being rapture, already they are among the most dominant sins of our society .
To be continued ,a9e382bf71a6980822c0186f0d753503Jul 13, 2015, 4:08 AM"Jesus, Jihad and Peace"http://www.praize.com/forums/News_C18/Current_Events__F83/%22Jesus%2C_Jihad_and_Peace%22_P121536/?page=unread#121536
I have just started reading a new book by a Pastor, whom I heard speak on Glenn Beck's radio program. His name is Michael Youssef and his book in entitled, &quot;Jesus, Jihad and Peace: What Bible Prophecy Says About World Events Today.&quot; He also writes a blog at michaelyoussef.com.
Some of the chapters include: Ignored Warnings, Are Allah and Jehovah the Same God?, What Does Islam Teach About the End Times?, The Global Caliphate and God's Peace Treaty.
I am reading this because I want to better understand what groups, such as ISIS, base their existence and strategy upon and what they have planned in the near future for themselves and for the rest of us. And…because it is incumbent upon people who pay attention to do so when the three major monotheisms believe that what they consider to be End Times are nigh, especially when one of them believes it is their duty to bring about the last battle with chaos and bloodshed.
I was just wondering if anyone else is reading this book or would be interested in this topic. I think that much of what is included is also blogged on Dr. Youssef's site.
-Jeanne
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https://play.google.com/...?id=en.biblequiz.pro4779f0860e6a656114238a48005dbbb4Jul 5, 2015, 3:43 AMShould Pastors Carry Guns?http://www.praize.com/forums/News_C18/Current_Events__F83/Should_Pastors_Carry_Guns%3F_P121521/?page=unread#121521
M7th stated
PRAYING CONTINUALLY----PASTORS EVEN HERE IN FLA ARE NOW ARMED.
ITS REALLY TIME FOR PRAYER ---2CHRON7:14
The question is whether they should or shouldn't. The members of my church patrol the parking lots with concealed weapons.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had body guards and tried to get permission for them to carry weapons but was denied because of Racism.
John Hagee tells of the man entering his church years ago and emptying a weapon at point blank range. In that case, God intervened and no one was hurt.
Jesus said in Luke 22:35-36, &quot; When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.&quot;
Is this giving believers the right to carry arms in self defense? In my opinion, it does .
God bless, Allen0bf79a1e86302e521e8d931ca0b93c8fJul 4, 2015, 6:29 AMCurrent Eventshttp://www.praize.com/forums/News_C18/Current_Events__F83/Current_Events_P121506/?page=unread#121506
* It seems a lot of America are being misled in a bait and shuffle as the president in the early spring ordered more currency printed in a currency short fall period. That would be the same as if your accounts were short so you ordered more checks with out having more money.
* Question? do you realize that 40% of Co ngress has had their accounts closed at the congressional bank one time or another for NSF or funds mismanagement. Now these are the men who voted this inflationary printing of currency. In Federal accounts we had several billion dollars accounted for floating against an unstable economy, and that was destabilized with several trillion dollars in this extra printing.
* It cut the value of our existing dollar to less than 50%, and in the middle of this several of our creditor nations have begun to present these devalued dollars for payment or property in kind.
* In effect, is America for sale? Will the stock market crash? Is what James said in his book happening, that the rich will weep because his gold was rust?
* Does any of this mean God is any different and the throne of heaven is one bit different, or is the bank of heaven broke? NO, BECAUSE IT HAS NO END.
* GOD HAS NOT CHANGED. This mess is not His. He is still there and on the throne in all of man's mess. It is important to note that man, not God, created this mess.
* This may well be a dawn of the harshness of the tribulation. Second Chronicles 7:14 becomes important each day.
* GOD IS ALIVE AND WELL. Seek Him while He still may be found. Jesus may be the most important name you can whisper now an in the coming days.
* Yes, even the church in America will be attacked, even physically, because the hate of these terrorists demand your death. How is your faith?
* The Word of God promises that even though sin abounds, His grace will abound that much more.
* M7TH
0b1faffb88eb91909fed7d27193aa30aJun 29, 2015, 7:47 AMMother in Law needs prayerhttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/Mother_in_Law_needs_prayer_P121504/?page=unread#121504
Pray for my 70 year old mother-in-law please. She was taken to the ER today and is hospitalized with pneumonia.
Thank you.
Allen S. Combsf2e2b25b8c88c3b31477ea7174153fabJun 28, 2015, 8:30 PMDOES God APPROVE OF ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES?http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/DOES_God_APPROVE_OF_ALTERNATIVE_LIFESTYLES%3F_P121501/?page=unread#121501
In this day and age we hear a lot of talk about alternative lifestyles. But what God have to say about homosexuality, living together as an unmarried couple, or being promiscuous? While some say that God is accepting of any relationship, the Bible paints a very different picture. Just because these relationships exist does not make them right. In fact, God clearly enables them as sin.
About Homosexuality. Saying that homosexuality is wrong is not a popular thing to do in our culture today.Yet God is not concerned with what is and what is not popular. He is concerned with peoples salvation and their obedience ito His Word. Just because homosexuality is viewed as an acceptable lifestyle does not mean that is not at sin .God declared it to be just that when he gave his law to the Israelites (Leviticus 18:22). Paul reliterated God's command on sustaining from homosexual sex in his letter to the Romans (Romans 1:26-27), as well as in some of his other letters to the early church .
About Living Together Before Marriage And Premarital Sex. Have you ever thought that something was Okto do because everybody is doing it ? Today, couples living together outside of marriage has become acceptable. In addition it seems their premarital sex is the Norm , rather than the exception.But God has not given his approval of these relationships (Hebrews 13:4). Although God created six , he did not intend us to have it before marriage . That is because he created six to be a means by which a husband and wife would grow closer in their relationship . He did not create sex to be something cheaply enjoyed outside the bonds of marital commitment , which is what living together and premarital sex are .
About Promiscuity. Promiscuity is a word that we do not hear has often today as as be used. To The problem the problem with promiscuity is that involves heaven many sexual partners .We know from God's Word that he intended us to have one sexual partner -- our spouse. When at perPerson more than one partner ( with the exception of remarriage after a spouse's death were divorce on solid biblical grounds ), here sheis involved and sexual immortality , if not married, were adultery , if married ( Ephesians 5:3 and Matthew %:27-28).
Some have questions about rather God's Wordon these subjects still applies to us today , or if it was simply meant for the people of that peculiar time and culture. The Wordof the Lord stands for ever (1 Peter 1:25).Consequently, these instruction apply just as much to us today as they did to their original audience centuries ago .
God gave us sexual desires to enjoy within the bounds of marriage (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). If you will against God'sdivinely instituted plan and do not repent , you will reap the consequences - not only in thin this, but in eternity . For you cannot be close to God if you are engaged in any immoral behavior . At the same time,you won't be engaged in this type of behavior if you are truly close to God .
READ 1 Corinthians 6:9 15_20
God Bless4311b011634b28f46c546d1b79fbdedeJun 28, 2015, 8:29 AMHE IS THE SAME GOD FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/HE_IS_THE_SAME_GOD_FOR_EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_P121494/?page=unread#121494
This is going to be an entirely Christian forum in content and any other contributions will be deleted. We are going to give the praise to a LIVING GOD 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
HE IS NUMBER ONE.6970d1efb0169a47a32856fae9308edcJun 27, 2015, 8:03 AMTime to Take a Stand?http://www.praize.com/forums/News_C18/Current_Events__F83/Time_to_Take_a_Stand%3F_P121491/?page=unread#121491
Exodus 32:26 (NKJV) then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord’s side—come to me!”
The Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the United States Friday in a closely divided ruling that will stand as a milestone in its 226-year history.
I am not an emotionally obvious person, but I am sitting here with tears rolling down my cheeks as I see my beloved country breaking its own laws as well as God's laws. I don't even really know what to write, I am SO upset. The Supreme Court just destroyed everything that was holy in the USA. You see, marriage is more than just an agreement between two people. Marriage was intended, by God, to be a blood covenant.
God is Holy, and we are expected to be holy also; to walk worthy of the Lord. It does not matter what “popular opinion” demands, it is what the Lord demands. If popular opinion contradicts God’s commands, then &quot;popular opinion&quot; is wrong.
You see, God considers marriage and the marriage union to be most Holy. Any violation of that “blood covenant” is considered total and complete rebellion against God. That is why Satan has done everything he can to persuade men to violate God’s command concerning marriage. He knows that ignoring this covenant is tantamount to saying “In Your Face” to God! Satan is delighted that mankind is quickly destroying the institution of marriage. It is not a “legal” war, it is a “spiritual” war.
I almost can't blame the Supreme Court for what they have done. We are ALL guilty... we the people... we allowed our beloved God-fearing country to become a debacle. We have voted and we have acted and we are to blame. And now the problem is bigger than all of us. I don't see an answer. It isn't going to turn around. We are on the road to hell and there is no turning back.
All we can do is throw ourselves on the mercy of the Court. For we will all be judged and we will all be found guilty. I pray that Jesus will come quickly and put an end to our suffering.
Blessings ~ Sarah81c268efa7b3a4dfbda27890436663edJun 26, 2015, 6:31 PMThe Weirding of America...http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/The_Weirding_of_America..._P121478/?page=unread#121478
Here is an offering of an opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal, which is just one example of the &quot;weirding of America&quot; as I am now going to call it. Actually, it has much to do with loss of individual freedom and rights and what it means to be an American citizen. It is little attacks such as this one that are gradually eating away at what used to be our country. I don't like it. What do you think?
Thin-Skinned and Upset? Call a Lawyer
An influential law group wants the tort of battery redefined to protect the ‘unusually sensitive.’
By RONALD D. ROTUNDA
June 22, 2015 6:57 p.m. ET
I can't figure out how to hyperlink … Sorry.
This article can be searched.
&quot;The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient.&quot;77eb8e12e65dee08d8b2f23bca9a06cdJun 24, 2015, 1:42 PMWhar is the Christian's relationship to the Old Testament Law?http://www.praize.com/forums/Theology_C28/General_Theology_F114/Whar_is_the_Christian's_relationship_to_the_Old_Testament_Law%3F_P121474/?page=unread#121474
Here is a question I would like some feedback on:
The Christian’s Relationship to the Old Testament: The existence of both the Old Testament and the New Testament raises the question of the Christian’s relationship to the Mosaic Law. Since Christians, followers of Jesus Christ, are under the New Testament does it follow that NT Christians are not obligated to the Old Testament, particularly, the Mosaic Law? In light of Paul’s emphasis on justification by faith in stark contrast to works, discuss his view of the Mosaic Law in Romans. For example, in Rom 3:31, Paul says “Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law” (NIV). How, in light of Paul’s entire discussion in the book of Romans, does he think that the doctrine of justification by faith upholds the law? What is the role of the law in the lives of those who are justified by faith, according to Romans? Does the Spirit somehow uphold the law in believers (see Rom 7 and 8)?5423a1c826bd8c9331737014524640acJun 24, 2015, 1:33 AMSC Church Killinghttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/SC_Church_Killing_P121452/?page=unread#121452
Please pray for the family members of these people that were killed in their church Bible Study in South Carolina.
To see the people in the picture please click below.
Blessings ~ Sarahba3ffb69208e040008e514a3267e1f4aJun 19, 2015, 10:02 PMWhy is America still going to do nothing about gun control?http://www.praize.com/forums/Apologetics_C2/General_Apologetics_F66/Why_is_America_still_going_to_do_nothing_about_gun_control%3F_P121446/?page=unread#121446
m7thprophet: Hi and thank you for highlighting this example of what christian believers are actually up against.
The danger of the church, the heart of the church, came home this morning in Charleston S.C. when a young a man entered the AME church there and shot nine to death including the pastor. It was described as a hate crime, a crime that could only be inspired from demonic origin.
‘Demonically inspired’, probably. Satan is the ultimate racist. He hates the Human Race and would do anything to harass and divide it against itself.
Now that it is clear that the murderer of the Pastor and his little flock traveled 120 miles specifically to gun down believers from a specifically targeted ‘Human Rights’ church, after sitting in a Bible Study for 1 hour before gunning down his victims, deliberately in order to attract publicity to his perverted White Supremacy racist ‘ cause ’, can it be doubted that this individual operated on behalf of the greatest opponent ever of ‘ Human Rights ’. Himself a murderer and a liar from the beginning. John 8:44 .
I’m just surprised that this latest martyrdom in the Church, on USA home soil, has gone relatively unnoticed and uncommented upon in Praize.
Yea! ‘Guns don’t kill people’, so they say. But a mindless racist with an IQ less than his body temperature, insisting on his ‘ right to hold and bear arms’, DOES KILL PEOPLE. Unarmed and believing Christian people, at that.
Its time the USA woke up and realised that there is something wrong with a society which makes it so easy for ‘ nutters ’ to carry and use firearms. It is hardly surprising that in a country where it is ‘ normal ’ for fathers to give their sons a gun for their 21st birthday, that some of those weapons will inevitably fall into the hands of the politically, socially, intellectually, emotionally or otherwise UNSTABLE, mentally inadequate or EXTREMIST elements of your society. Surely responsible citizens should agree that at least some restrictions need to be placed on their right to be 'tooled up' in a public place.
What you actually can do about it I just don’t know. The Genii is out of the bottle now, and putting it back will take more than just ‘wishes’. There are also so many gun toting ‘citizens’ determined to support the genii's freedom of action, that I suspect it will remain out and about its unlawful business, unmolested or restrained for the foreseeable future
Regards Chris.6b0620321fda0d97b1023ff0be0b5459Jun 19, 2015, 11:18 AMRachel Doleza should sue the NAACP and her parents...http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/Rachel_Doleza_should_sue_the_NAACP_and_her_parents..._P121416/?page=unread#121416
So… Rachel Doleza,this Caucasian woman from Spokane, Washington, who is the NAACP president there, made herself over to appear to be bi-racial. She wanted to look like she had African ancestry, because she has for many years identified with that culture, lifestyle, ethnicity…whatever is acceptable to say.
She &quot;transformed&quot; herself to be that which she felt she was….a Black woman, but trapped and hidden inside a White woman. She identifies as Black, specifically, as a Black-American.
On the recent cover of Entertainment is Laverne Cox and the cover story is about &quot;America's Transformation.&quot; Laverne Cox is the transgendered star of &quot;Orange is the New Black&quot; and is touted as a beautiful and talented and brave woman. Bruce is now Caitlyn and it is considered very non-PC if anybody questions his/her bravery, sanity, stability and future as an all-around regular guy/gal who is &quot;finally&quot; living as his/her really, really true self.
Also being chatted about in a more undecided way are transabled people who feel they are a handicapped (oh-oh..non-PC word alert) person trapped inside a body that isn't handicapped. They are accepted in some convoluted way when they cut off their arm or crush their legs or blind or deafen themselves and in some &quot;more advanced&quot; countries they are offered surgical options by &quot;understanding and more educated&quot; doctors then the ones we have in the US. Is it non-PC to speak of these people as mentally ill and similar in psychological category to those who seek to change their gender? Well…this is a free country. We should not be judgmental and we should celebrate each and all persons who want to be free of living a lie, free from their trapped existence and free to be exactly who they are….should we not?
Back to the white/black woman from Spokane; the NAACP is &quot;just asking&quot; that she &quot;comes clean&quot; and &quot;apologizes&quot; for what she has done…and then they can &quot;move forward.&quot; I don't know what their plan is moving forward, but why should she apologize and come clean to anybody? Isn't she brave? Isn't she finally living the life she feels she should? Isn't she to be applauded and given an award for her struggle to be on the outside what she feels on the inside?
In every high school and middle school in the many parts of the country there are Whiggers…not the Muslims that live in Asia…White kids who want to be Black kids. They dress and speak and act like Black kids, but nobody calls them Whiggers, cuz dey jus so fly, bro.
They have assimilated a culture that others are not suppose to know exists…or at least, to say exists. &quot;There is no such thing as Black Culture.&quot; Really? What do you mean they &quot;act like Black kids?&quot; Really? They know exactly what that means. They know exactly how they denigrate black kids for acting White. THEY can tell you exactly what the White Culture is and how it MUST be avoided by any kid who associates with Them….the leaders and the movers and shakers of what we cannot refer to as belonging to the Black Culture.
Back to Rachel, the transracial president of the Spokane NAACP; if we support or are told we must support all other Trans-people, we must also support Rachel. It is her choice. It is her &quot;civil right.&quot; If the NAACP refuses to stand up for Rachel's &quot;Civil Rights,&quot; then they should just disband and be done with all their racist rhetoric about the rights of people with dark skin. They obviously will not accept Rachel's dark skin. What racists they are! They are denying Rachel her &quot;civil rights.&quot; They are discriminating against a Trans-person.
I submit that, Rachel, the president of the NAACP sue both her parents for &quot;outing&quot; her and the NAACP for disrespecting her right to choose, her right to be Black, her right to be transracial.
What is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander, is it not?
-Jeanne
&quot;The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient.&quot;a56918c4a18b74468c9a173a117af0c9Jun 15, 2015, 7:48 AMSCOTUS and Gay Marriagehttp://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/SCOTUS_and_Gay_Marriage_P121404/?page=unread#121404
I have been naive. I truly believed that the ONLY agenda was for homosexuals to form a union under law and to be entitled to all the rights that heterosexual unions under law were granted. I truly believed that, as in my state of Maryland, no church would be forced into acceptance of homosexual marriage or would have to perform such ceremonies. I truly believed that our First Amendment would protect the Constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms of religious conscience.
If SCOTUS rules that Same-Sex Marriage is to become the law of the land, thus overruling all state laws, whether the state's citizenry voted for same-sex marriage or not, everything changes....everything traditional is destroyed...everything falls like dominos stacked just perfectly. And..just perfectly is how this has all played out thanks to the noisy squeaking of those whose agenda is not merely for the privilege of homosexuals to marry. It has been just a means to an end.
I am sorry for believing so. I am sorry that I voted for same-sex marriage in my state. I am sorry that I bought all the lies. Knowing what I know about other agendas from this progressive bunch and how they work, I still believed that it was right to support marriage for my gay and lesbian friends. And...I still do think they should be able to be married and have the ceremony in a church, which supports them. I just didn't realize that wasn't the real agenda. I just didn't realize the ramifications of a federal law granting same-sex marriage the same legal status as heterosexual marriage.
I think, perhaps, a good place to learn of all the dire ramifications would be to google David Barton on the subject. I heard him speak today on Glenn Beck. I have also read in other news outlets and articles in current event magazines about the &quot;possibilities&quot; of what likely would happen. Barton just wrapped it up neatly today and it is frightening to consider when all ramifications are known.
Chris, if you write one word about Fox News or Glenn Beck...I just cannot tell you again that you don't know what is at stake or what is happening here or what the implications are to our Constitutional Republic and the traditions of the USA. So..please do not write such stuff. I read of the further deterioration of religious tradition and freedom in your own country because of this and other topics. If we agree that religious freedom and specifically Christian freedom and tradition are under attack, then we can be on the same page. Not to mention that Christian lives are in jeopardy in much of the world... I will always stand with Christians over Communists and Islamists.
In closing, I offer this; The only thing that is different between Communism and Progressivism is that Communists sought violent change through revolution, while Progressives preferred to be patient and &quot;progressively&quot; change to what was in the end the same thing as Communism. They have been at this in America for a hundred years now. And they are so confident that they have &quot;fundamentally transformed&quot; this country to their desires that they now speak of themselves openly as Socialists and of this country's future as Socialism. It is but a short hop from Socialism to Communism.
Still...it is a big country and people are still just awaking to the threat that our long apathetic sleep has placed us. And...getting Americans herded is not going to be an easy task. There are enough of us that will refuse...and it has already begun.
All Christians should be paying attention to Glenn Beck. I believe that he is one of the most important people in the world and is alive at this time for a reason. I will stand with him and his. This atheist is still listening to Glenn Beck. You should be too.
I offer this site for encouragement and for any religious leaders who may wish to join:
www.blackrobereg.org
The Black Robe Regiment is organized as ever it was before during the years of the Revolution. Today David Barton relayed the information that 40,000 religious leaders/pastors have signed a document saying that they will hold fast to Biblical teachings and will refuse to comply should SCOTUS rule that same-sex marriage is to be the law of the land. They have declared they will go to prison if they are charged for refusing to comply.
What America's pastors need to hear from their flocks is that they will have their pastor's back in such a situation. What they need to hear from their flocks is that they want them to preach on Biblical teachings concerning many of the topics discussed in America right now...abortion, divorce, homosexuality, traditional family, adultery, etc.
It is odd that I am writing this, don't you think? I know what made and makes this country what the Founders envisioned. It is not what we have become. It is not Baltimore. It is not destroying morality and the traditions of our Churches. It is not the welfare state. It is not Shariah Law.
I will stand with you, whether you want me to or not. All who believe as I do, as you do...we must all stand together on the things upon which we can agree. And...each keep his own &quot;faith&quot; to himself, but the faith in the USA...that we must share, on that we must stand together.
-Jeanne
&quot;The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient.&quot;caffc6c2a202d8783c380343cb564ccbJun 9, 2015, 4:44 PMGo Away Nanny...http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/Go_Away_Nanny..._P121397/?page=unread#121397
I blogged this, but thought it might make for good discussion about how humans seem to be abrogating authority over our lives to governments, instead of taking individual responsibility. The gentle nudge, which leads to a stiff push is how US Progressives guide us down the path that leads to the same place, which results from the revolutions and violence of Communism. It will take both individual and collective resolve to refuse to comply, thus thwarting their desires.
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What would we do without the guidance of our Beloved Leader and the Erudite Elite? How would we know what was good for us and what was bad for us?
HOW WOULD WE BE ABLE TO LIVE OUR DAILY LIVES?!?!
The Department of Agriculture (don’t blame me!) has just told us that S’Mores are not healthy eating! Everyone go to your cupboards and throw out all your chocolate and marshmallows; you can keep the grahm crackers ….for now. We should replace the chocolate with…strawberries. We should replace the marshmallows with…fat free yogurt.
Wait…yogurt is NOT going to go on a stick and roast over a campfire very well. Hmmmm… And…strawberries are not going to melt into a sweet and creamy goodness all over the yogurt and crackers. Hmmm…
I am not sure that the Department of Agriculture planned this recipe very well. But…never mind, I am just so happy to know how to avoid eating stuff that is bad for me. Now, I can avoid S’Mores on those few days when I HAD to eat them while having fun sitting around a campfire with my family and friends.
It is a weight off my mind…
&quot;The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient.&quot;34a7022cc4ad7d3c28c7432f3a2000a1May 29, 2015, 5:13 AM